然而
B1
Level 5
★ Core word
Conjunction
然而 (rán ér) is a Chinese word meaning “however; but; yet”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- however; but; yet
Stroke order
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Example
他很努力，然而這次還是失敗了。
He worked hard; however, he still failed this time.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).